Howardites

The answer sheet for the worksheet Meteorites in history. Each answer comes with the reason, so it can be used to mark or to go over the questions with the class.

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KS2 · Ages 7 to 11 (Years 3 to 6)Answer sheet for teachers

Answers: Meteorites in history

  1. C: So that it could not leaveThe stone was chained up in the church so that it could not leave.
  2. A: About 5,000 yearsThe Gerzeh beads are about 5,000 years old, made long before people could smelt iron.
  3. B: FranceThe Ensisheim stone fell near the town of Ensisheim, in what is now France.
  4. A: Getting iron metal out of rockSmelting gets metal out of rock. Before people knew how, meteorites were their only source of iron metal.
  5. False: the right answer is It is Europe's oldest surviving meteorite seen to fallIt fell on a known date in 1492, and much of it still survives in Ensisheim.
  6. True (Scientists need it, so the find is worth more to science)A meteorite with a good record of where and when it was found is worth far more to science.
  7. With clean gloves, or wrapped in foil (accept any answer with the same meaning)Clean gloves or foil keep it clean, and it should then be kept dry.
  8. They are rich in nickel and show meteorite crystal patterns (accept any answer with the same meaning)Meteorite iron is rich in nickel and has its own crystal pattern, and the beads have both.

Task

Answers will vary. The task comes from the lesson: Make a museum label for a meteorite of your choice from this course. Include its name, where it fell or was found, the year, what kind of meteorite it is and one amazing fact. Then add one rule for looking after it. Display the labels as a class meteorite museum.

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